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Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    McDaniel's grants cover 62% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Tiffin

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    McDaniel costs about $1.3K less per year on average than Tiffin ($25,424 vs. $26,748, all students)

    Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
Tiffin$26.7K
McDaniel$25.4K
Aid generosity
Tiffin45%
McDaniel62%
Net price, with grants
Tiffin$26.1K
McDaniel$24.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
Tiffin100%
McDaniel100%
Average grant
Tiffin$21.9K
McDaniel$40.7K
Aid from the college
Tiffin96%
McDaniel100%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
Tiffin$48.6K
McDaniel$66.1K
Sticker price, out-of-state
Tiffin$48.6K
McDaniel$66.1K
Tuition & fees, in-state
Tiffin$32.4K
McDaniel$49.6K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
Tiffin$32.4K
McDaniel$49.6K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
TiffinNot reported
McDanielNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • TiffinPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $23K

  • McDanielPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $34K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricTiffinMcDaniel
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 17% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $23K (proxy)27% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $34K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricTiffinMcDaniel
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

From the colleges' Common Data Sets

MetricTiffinMcDaniel
Aid forms FAFSA–
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years ––
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit ––
Aid for international students ––

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Tiffin University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2024 entrants;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent release;Tiffin University Common Data Set 2023–24, 2023–24About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why